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OLEKSANDR USYK has brutally hit out at Frank Warren following his rant over the scorecards.The Ukrainian completed his second win over Tyson Fury in Riyadh on Saturday evening.Frank Warren was left ‘dumbfounded’ by the scorecardsCredit: PAOleksandr Usyk hit out at the promoter and called him ‘blind’Credit: X @QueensberryUsyk, 37, retained his undisputed title against the Gypsy King with his victory by points.The judges favoured Usyk for the win with a unanimous points decision.This meant that Fury was left brokenhearted and Usyk kept his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO and The Ring heavyweight world titles.Fury’s promoter Warren slammed the scorecards as he was left “dumbfounded” by the results.READ MORE ON BOXINGUsyk has since hit back at the promoter and joked that he was “blind” to come to his conclusion. He said: “Uncle Frank, I think is blind.”If Tyson says it is Christmas gift, okay thank you God, not Tyson.”Thank you my coach, thank you my team.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”Listen, Frank is crazy, man, I think is my opinion.”Okay, no problem. I win.”Oleksandr Usyk gives BRUTAL Tyson Fury verdict as he reacts to beating Gyspy King againFury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…Meahwhile, Fury has admitted that he believes that he won comfortably.He told his former trainer Ben Davison: “I swear to God I thought I won by at least three rounds.”After the bout, Fury was comforted by wife Paris, who he claimed he had not spoken to for three months ahead of the fight.He has also refused to confirm whether or not he will fight again.The 36-year-old said: “What’s next for me? I’m going home and having some time off.”You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”Fusy vs Usyk: Round by round verdictHERE’S how SunSport’s Chisanga Malata saw the fight as Oleksandr Usyk was crowned undisputed king of the world against Tyson Fury.ROUND 1Here we go. Both men look to establish dominance early by taking the centre of the ring.Fury marches down the Ukrainian, who opens up with a stiff body shot.The Gypsy King looks massive in comparison to Usyk, who is no dwarf whatsoever.Usyk is happy to operate on the outside, although the early jab he’s eaten will have given him some food for thought.Fury is trying to draw out attacks from Usyk, who is not putting too much into his punches.Fury gets backed into the corner and channels his inner Muhammad Ali by doing the rope-a-dope.Usyk lands a big overhand left just seconds before backing Fury into the corner.Fury dodges the ensuing flurry and gestures to the crowd as if demanding them to acknowledge his head movement. USYK 10-9ROUND 2Usyk opens up the round with a big one-two that snaps back the head of Fury.Fury tries to make light of it but that combo clearly stunned him.Usyk is setting the stone and the pressure as he advances forward.A big uppercut narrowly misses for Fury, who knows all too well that’s the shot to deploy on a shorter opponent.Fury is throwing more punches but isn’t being as accurate as Usyk.Usyk backs up Fury into the corner and lands a good three-punch combo.But Fury comes roaring back with a hard body shot after circling away from danger.Fury finally lands an uppercut, albeit to the body of the former cruiserweight king. FURY 10-9ROUND 3Fury is on his bike after the restart and lands a stiff straight right from range.Usyk has decided to close the distance after eating that shot and is going to work on Fury’s trimmed-down torso.A solid overhand left snaps back the head of Fury with just over a minute of the stanza remaining.Fury lands a good combo with thirty seconds remaining. But he gets pushed back against the ring again and eats another flurry before the bell. USYK 10-9Round 4Fury goes to work to the body with two hard shots after the restart.He’s absolutely loving this, dancing around after landing his shots.But he’s still allowing himself to get backed up and invite the pressure from Usyk.Fury lands a beautiful counter right as Usyk comes forward.Usyk has his head snapped back by another hellacious uppercut.Both men nearly land hard back hands before the bell, with Fury narrowly missing an uppercut and Usyk an overhand left. FURY 10-9Round 5Usyk takes the centre of the ring after the restart and looks to feint his way into range.Fury is doing a good job of keeping the Ukrainian at bay when he looks to close the distance.A rasping uppercut snaps back the head of Usyk.Fury is hurting Usyk to the body with relentless hooks to the midriff. FURY 10-9Round 6Usyk is on the front foot straight after the restart and is looking to put Fury on the back foot again.A hard body shot to the solar plexus gives Usyk more food for thought.Fury almost closed the show with a huge uppercut with a minute and a half of the round remaining.But he finds a home for it 20 seconds later and Usyk is in retreat mode.Fury closes out the round with a bit of showboating, put his hands behind his back before resting his arms on the ropes.A huge round for the Wythenshawe warrior. FURY 10-9Round 7Usyk once again closes the distance after the restart but he’s getting picked off at range.And when he does take a step back, his body is getting blasted by nasty hooks.Usyk finds a home for his straight left but Fury eats it like a packed lunch made by his loving wife Paris.Another straight left snaps back the head of Fury, who circles back out of range to try to create space for a body shotUsyk manages to close the distance with seconds remaining ad finds a home for a two-punch combo.But Fury manages to circle away to hear the bell. FURY 10-9Round 8Fury is happy to operate on the back foot in the eighth and pick his shots.But he gets his dome rattled by back-to-back straight left hands – which he brushes off before going back to feinting and trying to create space for a body shot.Usyk briefly finds himself dealing with Fury’s weight in the clinch after landing a good straight left.Fury is bleeding profusely from his nose. I’m not what caused the damage. Big round that for Usyk. USYK 10-9Round 9Fury is doing a good job of bamboozling Usyk with feints, but the Ukrainian continues to come forward.But he’s slowly but surely allowing the gap to be closed, which leads to him eating a big left hand flush in the corner.Fury gets hurt and is stumbling around the ring. It was a left hand that did the damage.Fury doesn’t know where he is and is eating a barrage of crisp follow-up shots. He beats the count and the bell thankfully saves him. USYK 10-8Round 10Usyk – like the Big Cat he is – senses blood and isn’t giving Fury any respite.Fury is barely throwing anything and what he is throwing is telegraphed and slow.Usyk looks tired, but he needs to keep his foot on the gas pedal if he’s to have any chance of becoming a two-weight undisputed champion. USYK 10-9Round 11A desperate Usyk, spurred on by the plight of his fellow Ukrainians back home, immediately goes to work after the restart.Fury tries to keep him at bay with the jab but is struggling to pump it out with the stiffness it had in the early rounds.Usyk briefly traps the WBC king in the corner and lands a rasping left hand.Usyk doubles up with two left hands that briefly back Fury against the ropes.The round ends with yet another big overhand left from Usyk. USYK 10-9Round 12The fans in attendance at the Kingdom Arena cheer both warriors on after the final restart of the fight.Fury is playing matador as Usyk looks to step into range to land his left hand.And he finds a home for it with a minute and a half of the stanza remaining.A chopping right hand sends Fury backwards, but he returns fire with a booking shot of his own that backs up the southpaw.Fury puts his hands behind his back in a bid to goad Usyk to making a sloppy mistake in the closing seconds.But he stays sharp as he looks to close the distance, which Fury times to initiate a clinch. FURY 10-9TOTAL Fury 113 Usyk 114 More

TYSON FURY could not believe he had suffered defeat when all three judges gave last night’s fight to Oleksandr Usyk.But a body language expert claims the writing was on the wall for the Gypsy King during the bout thanks to a “chilling gesture”.Tyson Fury’s behaviour during and after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk left a body language expert concernedCredit: PAThe Gypsy King went down in a unanimous points decisionCredit: PAThe judges all had it 116-112 to the unbeaten Ukrainian, who defended his WBA (Super), WBO, WBC and The Ring heavyweight world titles with the unanimous points decision. Usyk, 37, enjoyed a far better success rate by landing more punches from fewer thrown. And it was the way he seemed to get better, faster and stronger as the rounds went on that impressed the judges and fans alike.On the other hand, though, an exhausted Fury was fading as he struggled to dig deep in the latter stages and – despite his protests – could not have any genuine complaints when the result went against him.READ MORE ON FURY VS USYKAnd body language guru Judi James reckons his lack of desire was a “red flag” and cause for concern.James told BetUK: “There was one key gesture though that seemed to signal a motivational glitch or problem and which acted as a red flag in terms of his chances of winning this fight.”A very chilling gesture of the puffing out of air as he got down to the business of the fight suggested he just wanted to get it over with, whereas successful boxers tend to look excited by and longing for the fight itself.”Some of the best boxers have approached their fights looking like dogs pulling to get off the leash and get stuck in.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThe early rounds were very even but Usyk pulled away as the fight went on and outboxed his opponent. When Usyk’s hand was raised and Fury, 36, saw the scorecards, he stormed out of the ring and refused to do an interview in the immediate aftermath.Tyson Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk loss with Gypsy King’s team left ‘dumbfounded’He did, though, speak to the media in a press conference, where he slammed the decision as a “Christmas gift” to Usyk – before bizarrely going on an X-rated rant about computers and even electric cars in response to the AI judge scoring the fight 118-112. But his behaviour had more alarm bells ringing for James.She added: “Fury’s body language at this press conference suggested anger and indignation but there was also a display of vulnerability and an almost childlike sadness and bewilderment.”He began by posing as a winner, hanging his jacket on the back of Frank Warren’s chair in a gesture of territorial marking and then raising both arms in the air with his hands curled into fists to take the applause from the journalists.”The way he then rubbed his nose in a cut-off gesture made the victory displays look like acted bravado though and he stared at the press with wide, rounded eyes from a battered face while his deep sighs registered sadness.”His ‘I won that fight’ came with a smacking of the lips and then a lip clamp to suggest he’d hear no argument.”But then the hurt began to show. Fury rocked in his chair in a self-comfort ritual and in a micro-gesture of pain he shook his head from side to side, rubbed his mouth and closed his eyes in a wince.”Fury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…James continued: “His ‘It is what it is’ sounded like a verbal shrug but his eyes began to look tearful as he held his hand over his moustache and mouth before wiping his nose in an agitated way and performing a sickly grin.”His pose started to make him look like a small child and his shoulders hunched upward while both his hands clutched at his drinks can. He rocked harder in his chair as he said he was ‘going to go home to have a good Christmas’. “Then his head dropped and his face became hidden by the shadow of the brim of his cap. When his eyes became visible they looked tearful. “He popped his gum like a kid and then let rip in terms of his anger, aiming it at ‘computers’ and, randomly, ‘electric cars’.”He refused to talk about his future here, sticking with plans for Christmas alone and pushing any decisions into the New Year.”When specifically asked about retirement plans and whether fans can expect to see him in the ring again, Fury remained cryptic.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe said: “You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”Fury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury. More

TYSON FURY went on a bizarre rant at computers and electric cars after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.The British heavyweight, 36, suffered back-to-back losses against the Ukrainian.Tyson Fury went on an extraordinary rant after his defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: PAComputers, electric cars and AI felt the full wrath of the Gypsy KingCredit: AP:Associated PressWhen the unanimous points decision was announced, Fury stormed out of the ring without doing a post-fight interview. He was furious to learn all three judges had it 116-112 in favour of the unbeaten Usyk, who landed 35 more punches at a far better success rate. But it was his reaction to the scoring of the AI judge that sparked the X-rated vent. A robo-ref analysed every aspect of the fight including every punch, movement and aggression from both men.READ MORE ON FURY VS USYKAnd the tech churned out a result of 118-112 to Usyk – scoring him a ten in every round except the second and the fifth.Coincidentally, the AI judge had the exact same result as SunSport’s boxing expert Wally Downes Jr who watched the fight ringside in Riyadh. But Fury quickly expressed his anger at the robot’s results, launching into his incredible tirade.The Gypsy King blasted in his press conference: “Here’s one… f*** all the computers.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”Keep the humans going.”More jobs for humans, less jobs for computers.Tyson Fury breaks silence on Oleksandr Usyk defeat in angry backstage rant after storming out of ringFury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…”And f*** electric cars, too, while we’re at it.”Fury, sporting a cut under his right eye, also hit out at the real judges for their scoring of the bout – even though they had it closer than the AI.He moaned: “The judges gave him a Christmas gift. I feel like I won both fights.”I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight.”Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up and a lot of people had me up by at least two.”I’m not going to cry over spilled milk, it’s over now.”Fury then remained coy over his future.Quizzed on whether fans can expect to see him in the ring again, he gave a cryptic answer.READ MORE SUN STORIESFury added: “You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”The Brit went down on a unanimous points decision to the UkrainianCredit: GettyFury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury. More

TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk will both have to serve customary suspensions following last night’s fight.Usyk, 37, outpointed the Gypsy King once again to retain his heavyweight championship belts.Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for a second time last nightCredit: GettyAfter the pair fought for 12 rounds, the Ukrainian won 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards.Following the bout, both fighters will be required to sit out for 24 days.That’s because boxing chiefs dictate that fighters must miss a minimum of three days per round fought.If either man had lost via technical knockout (TKO) they would have been required to sit for a minimum of 30 days.READ MORE IN SPORTA TKO occurs when the referee puts a stop to the fight, compared to a knockout, which is when a fighter cannot get up before the end of the count.Had either man been knocked out, they would have been ruled out for a minimum of 60 days.Following last night’s bout, Fury cast doubt over whether he will fight again.He said: “What’s next for me? I’m going home and having some time off.”Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSFury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…Pressed if the public will see him fight again, Fury cryptically added: “You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”Tyson Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk loss with Gypsy King’s team left ‘dumbfounded’He also insisted that he felt he’d beaten Usyk.The Gypsy King said: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out.”I will believe til the day I die that I won that fight. I was aggressive, on the front foot all night, landing to the body and head.”Frank Warren had me three or four rounds up. A lot of people had me at least two rounds up. But I’m not going to cry over spilled milk.”I can’t change the decision. When you don’t get the KO this is what happens: you can’t guarantee a win.”Should he continue, Fury has been tipped to finally fight Anthony Joshua.Usyk, meanwhile, could defend his titles against the winner of Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker.Fury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury. More

OLEKSANDR USYK was at his clinical best as he beat Tyson Fury for the second time.The Ukrainian, 37, defended his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO and The Ring heavyweight titles with another superb performance against the Brit.Oleksandr Usyk performed brilliantly against Tyson Fury to remain unbeatenCredit: PAAfter slugging it out for 12 brutal rounds, the result was decided by the judges after the final bell.All three had it 116-112 to Usyk – or eight rounds to four.And the punch stats prove Usyk was a worthy winner. The unbeaten champion enjoyed far more success, landing a whopping 42 per cent of his punches across the fight compared to just 28 per cent from Fury.READ MORE ON FURY VS USYKAnd Usyk’s percentage was better in all 12 rounds, peaking in his brilliant ninth round with 21 of 38 punches landed – or 55 per cent. Fury, 36, threw more punches in every round except the seventh and 11th.However, he only landed more shots in round four.That saw the Brit finish with 509 punches thrown but just 144 connecting with his lightning-quick opponent.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAs for Usyk, by the final bell, he had struck Fury with 179 of his 423 attempts. So few could objectively argue against the outcome. Tyson Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk loss with Gypsy King’s team left ‘dumbfounded’Fury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…Fury and his promoter Frank Warren, though, both complained bitterly.Warren labelled the result “nuts” and “crazy” while the defeated giant claimed he was “robbed”.Fury – who stormed out of the ring – blasted: “The judges gave him a Christmas gift. I feel like I won both fights.”I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight.”Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up and a lot of people had me up by at least two.”I’m not going to cry over spilled milk, it’s over now.”He then gave a cryptic answer when quizzed on his future in boxing and whether fans will see him in the ring again.READ MORE SUN STORIESFury added: “You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”Usyk ducked and weaved out of the way of the Gypsy King’s hitsCredit: PAUsyk landed 42 per cent of his 423 punchesCredit: GettyFury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury. More

ANTHONY JOSHUA left several fans in disbelief with his Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk scorecard.The Brit, 35, provided his round-by-round scores throughout the fight for television viewers.Tyson Fury was again beaten by Oleksandr UsykCredit: GettyAnthony Joshua offered his scorecard for TVCredit: PAJoshua has twice been in the ring with Usyk, and is a two-time heavyweight champ.But those credentials didn’t stop plenty of fans questioning his takes on last night’s championship bout.Fury lost the fight via a unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the contest 116-112 in favour of Usyk.The AI judge – introduced earlier this week – even scored it 118-112 for the Ukrainian.READ MORE ON FURYJoshua, however, felt it was much closer than that.The Watford bruiser had it 105-104 for Usyk going into the final round.He scored rounds one, two, five, nine and ten in favour of the Gypsy King.While he felt that Usyk had claimed rounds three, four, six, seven, eight and 11.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAll three judges scored the bout 116-112 in favour of UsykJoshua, 35, scored the bout narrowly in favour of UsykJoshua couldn’t split the two fighters during the last round, scoring it 10-10, leaving Usyk the victor on his card 115-114.One viewer joked on social media: “Anthony Joshua obviously still dizzy from that Dubois knockout with that scorecard.” Tyson Fury gives cryptic update on his future after Oleksandr Usyk defeat as retirement rumours circleWhile a second huffed: “Anthony Joshua should never be a boxing judge, I don’t know what fight he was watching.”A third wrote: “Anthony Joshua begging for a Fury fight with that card.”And another added: “Scorecard from Anthony Joshua was laughable.”AJ has been tipped to finally fight Fury next up.But the Gypsy King has refused to rule out retirement following his bruising defeat.Asked if he will compete again during the post-fight press conference, Fury said: “What’s next for me? I’m going home and having some time off.”Pressed if the public will see him fight again, Fury cryptically added: “You might do, you might not do. Who knows?”We’ll talk about that next year.”Fury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh…The Gypsy King also insisted that he felt he’d beaten Usyk.He said: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out.”I will believe til the day I die that I won that fight. I was aggressive, on the front foot all night, landing to the body and head.”Frank Warren had me three or four rounds up. A lot of people had me at least two rounds up. But I’m not going to cry over spilled milk.”I can’t change the decision. When you don’t get the KO this is what happens: you can’t guarantee a win.”After bumping into Ben Davison, Fury admitted that he felt he’d won comfortably.He told his former trainer: “I swear to God I thought I won by at least three rounds.”Speaking ringside to TNT Sports after the fight, promoter Frank Warren was visibly stunned.He said: “I am dumbfounded, to give four rounds out of the 12 is impossible.READ MORE SUN STORIES”One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards, that’s impossible.”It’s crazy, and I’m calm and collected, that is a nonsense. Their faces, the management of Usyk had him winning.”Fury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury. More

THE controversial judges scorecards from Tyson Fury’s second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk have been revealed.All three handed the result to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia for a unanimous points victory.Tyson Fury was left heartbroken by the judges as he lost to Oleksandr Usyk againCredit: ReutersAll three judges had the same result and scoreAnd that ensured he retained his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO and The Ring heavyweight world titles.But Fury and his camp were furious with the outcome – with the Gypsy King storming out of the ring when it was announced.On initial viewing, it did look as though Usyk had edged the fight and most expected him to have his hand raised after the final bell.And that is exactly what happened as the trio of judges each scored it 116-112 in favour of the unbeaten former cruiserweight. READ MORE IN BOXINGThat meant they all had Usyk winning eight rounds to Fury’s four.However, they could not agree on which four rounds Fury claimed.According to Gerardo Martinez, the Brit handed Fury rounds one, four, five and 12.Patrick Morley went for Fury in the first, third, fourth and fifth.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSWhereas Ignacio Robles had Fury down for stanzas two, four, five and nine.That means they could only unanimously agree that Fury had won rounds four and five.Tyson Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk loss with Gypsy King’s team left ‘dumbfounded’Interestingly, the AI judge – the robo-ref tech that analysed every moment in the fight – deemed the result 118-112 to Usyk, only losing rounds two and five and scoring tens in the rest. And that was the exact same score that SunSport’s boxing expert Wally Downes Jr had while watching the bout unfold from ringside in the Kingdom Arena. However, Fury could not believe it.He shook his head in denial as Usyk retained the belts then the fallen giant immediately left the ring when he saw the scorecards. That meant he snubbed a post-fight interview – instead allowing promoter Frank Warren to speak on the microphone.And he blasted the decision as “nuts”.Warren moaned: “I am dumbfounded, to give four rounds out of the 12 is impossible.”One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards, that’s impossible.”It’s crazy, and I’m calm and collected, that is nonsense. Their faces, the management of Usyk had him winning.”It’s nuts.”Fury vs Usyk 2 round by round: How SunSport scored the controversial heavyweight thrillerOLEKSANDR USYK took another controversial decision over Tyson Fury to regain his heavyweight throne.Seven months on from their split-decision thriller, this time the scorecards were unanimous 116-112 all in Usyk’s favour.The Gypsy King stormed out of the ring as his promoter Frank Warren was left stunned by the cards.Here’s how SunSport’s Wally Downes scored the fight…Round 1The rules were ignored and Fury arrived at 11:15pm local time with a beard that would make Brian Blessed’s chops feel naked.If we thought his face fuzz looked overgrown, we were stunned to see the size of his belly when the cameras caught him topless in his dressing room.His red shorts were so high that you couldn’t even see much of his gut, an inch higher and the 20st beast would have had the option of tucking his nipples down there too.Fury tried to intimidate Usyk with the final face-off, widening his eyes like a monster but the champ remained ice cold.They swapped jabs and fenced with their lead hands. Usyk drove left hands into his wobbling belly and then clipped him with a head shot to snatch the opener. Usyk.Round 2Usyk lands a scoring one-two to the head as soon as the session starts but then returns to the body and lands lefts, one even makes Fury stumble.But the Gypsy King lands a treble-jab and then a meaty right hand to take the round.Still no signs of the body blows and uppercuts that won him the middle rounds of the May fight. FuryRound 3Three times Usyk scores with a jab to the body and left hand upstairs.Fury struggles to deal with the pressure. Fury lands a little check hook and even tries the southpaw stance.But all his threats to skin and cook the bog-eyed rat or ugly rabbit prove empty. Usyk.Round 4Fury makes a bright start with a chopped right hand.Bit Usyk almost whacks his whiskers off with two left hands that score well.But Fury pings back with a big right hand that forces Usyk back.Then that uppercut returns and cuts through Usyk’s guard. Draw.Round 5Fury takes control instantly when a right hand is the perfect start to the sessionThen the Brit gets warned for rabbit punches as he bids to bully the champ.Usyk is then walked into a lead left uppercut and then he starts shipping body blows. Usyk scuttles off and has to recover. Fury.Round 6Fury in trouble. The challenger’s bloated body starts to sweat and Usyk keeps targeting it with his power-punch left.Then he goes head hunting and clips Fury’s skull.The Morecambe giant is buzzed and worried, his head got rocked backwards. He hides the rest of the round. UsykRound 7A quiet round only really features a crisp Fury one-two and a single Usyk left. Draw.Round 8A one-two-hook works for Usyk as he pushes all of the pace an pressure and Fury tries to hide his 20st target.An accidental clash of heads thankfully leaves no cuts.Fury does launch a limp attack but Usyk smiles back and shakes his shaven head. Usyk.Round 9Fury starts to tire, he has so much timber to lug around and lumberjack Usyk loves chopping him down.He’s too big to dance and rub and counter.He is playing super-fit Usyk’s game. Usyk.Round 10Fury lands a rare uppercut and attacks Usyk’s body. He takes the centre of the ring but then eats a couple of shots.Fury tries to hold and lean and sap at Usyk’s engine. But he is punished with a left to the cheek.Big left from Uysk lands and scatters Fury sweat beads off his head.But Fury cracks back with an uppercut. But Usyk’s pressure and punches win in. Usyk.Round 11These could well be the deciding rounds. Usyk is busier, Fury throws an uppercut but it only grazes his guard.Fury walks onto a tippy-tappy combination but then two serious shots. The wind is coming out of his giant red sails.Usyk is relentless and bouncing and prodding and punching and Fury is 20st and flagging. UsykRound 12Fury starts like a man who knows he needs at least a lockdown but that helps Usyk counter him.A combo of three straight punches score for the Ukraine icon.But Fury keeps swinging and slashing and pulling up the shorts that slip down his back and love handles from all the sweat Usyk has drained out of him.With a section of the ungrateful crowd booing and whistling they slug it out for the final ten seconds finish. UsykSunSport’s scorecards: Usyk 118-112 Fury.Fury – who was consoled by wife Paris – did break his silence backstage in Riyadh, though, and claimed he was “robbed” by the judges. SunSport spotted him briefly catching up with former trainer Ben Davison and he bellowed: “Robbed there.”Davison told him it was “tight” but thought Fury would get the result before Fury added: “I swear to God I thought I won by at least three rounds.”Fury later said: “The judges gave him a Christmas gift. I feel like I won both fights.”I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight.”Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up and a lot of people had me up by at least two.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I’m not going to cry over spilled milk, it’s over now.”I’ve been in boxing my whole life but I’ll always feel a little bit hard done by – not a little bit, a lot.”Usyk claimed the win by eight rounds to four with each of the judgesCredit: GettyFury raised his hand at the final bell thinking he had done enoughCredit: APThe Gypsy King refused to do an interview in the ring but promoter Frank Warren labelled the result ‘nuts’Credit: PAFury vs Usyk 2 – top storiesREAD MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh… More